The new year will bring big changes to how U.S. trademark applications are filed. Based on a USPTO final rule that will take effect on January 18, 2025, trademark applicants will see increases in many USPTO fees, including...more
The Lanham Act is seventy-six years old. Can it be applied effectively in a world coming to grips with non-fungible tokens? A lawsuit involving the luxury brand Hermès gives us a glimpse into a skirmish that is very much of...more
As a consequence of Brexit, December 31, 2020, marked the end of the extension of European Union trademark and design rights to the United Kingdom. The UK Intellectual Property Office will provide an automatic extension of...more
Did the Trump campaign really mean to book Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia and not the Four Seasons Hotel? And how can one city have two Four Seasons? Who would have thought, of all things, that these would be...more
The details of financial relief provided to households and businesses in the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act may have received all the press, but other provisions of the CARES Act...more
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Canada plans to implement major changes to its trademark laws on June 17, 2019. The changes are designed to modernize the current system and bring Canada’s quirky practices into greater international alignment. We provide an...more
A study recently released by the USPTO that cross-references US trademark application records with U.S. Census Bureau information demonstrates that companies that file trademark applications are statistically more likely to...more